Communications and Content Manager
Washington, D.C.
Alliance for Early Success
Date Posted: 9/4/2025
The Alliance for Early Success is seeking a Communications and Content Manager who will capture and share news, impact, and developments from the Alliance and its network. This is a new position, and we are looking for a strong writer who can communicate policy issues and successes clearly and strategically, as well as successfully manage defined communications workstreams.
The Alliance for Early Success convenes, funds, and supports a community of early-childhood advocates spanning all 50 states and the District of Columbia. By creating this community, the Alliance accelerates progress in securing crucial state funding and policies that provide children with what they need in the early years to realize their full potential for a lifetime. We provide our state allies with the latest strategy, research, and expertise from our national allies. We organize peer learning opportunities that help them replicate success and avoid pitfalls. We challenge them to see the root causes of outcome disparities in their states, and we support their work to eliminate the predictive power of race, gender, parental income, or other identities that children do not control. We provide $10 million in annual grants to help them build capacity and stability. And–above all–we listen to where they are, where they’re trying to go, and how we can fuel that mission.
Funded by many of the leading investors in early childhood philanthropy, the Alliance’s unique support of state early childhood advocacy makes us a national leader in accelerating the effectiveness of policy advocacy for young children across the country.
About the role:
As the Alliance network has grown, so has our need to expand communications capacity. The Communications and Content Manager will help shape the perception of the organization and its work by maintaining a steady drumbeat of compelling information about grantees, their successes, and the Alliance’s role in that success. The Manager will report to the Alliance’s Deputy Director, Communications and Strategy.
In this job you will:
Function as a newsroom.
Write several state progress stories per month, working with Alliance staff to determine topics and with grantees to conduct interviews and secure photography and approvals. See https://earlysuccess.org/state-allies/recent-state-policy-wins/ for examples.
Post stories to the Alliance website using the site’s CMS (no coding skills required).
Write and distribute a periodic email digest. (Sample digest: https://earlysuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Digest.pdf)
Develop processes for tracking and reporting progress in the above workstreams.
Co-develop and execute a social media strategy.
Work with the Deputy Director of Communications and Strategy to develop social media strategies grounded in organizational objectives.
Execute the strategies across the chosen channels.
Develop processes for tracking and reporting progress in the above workstreams.
Refine, update, and expand the Alliance website.
Update website as necessary (grantee rosters, board members, resource centers, etc.).
Annually revise the state landscape pages (https://earlysuccess.org/state-early-childhood-policy-landscapes) to incorporate the new year’s data and grantees’ reported highlights.
Work with our site development vendor to address needs beyond content administration.
Work with Alliance staff to develop new content.
Provide communications support for Alliance events.
Support Alliance events (webinars, in-person convenings, etc.) by developing e-mail invitations, landing pages, and other communications.
Develop content for the Power Equity Fund.
Develop content for the Power Equity Fund, a new multi-state five-year grant program. The Associate will periodically update the fund’s website, develop news stories, and coordinate distribution.
Use your creativity, writing skills, and strategic mind to further advance the Alliance in new ways.
Take on other strategies that arise in the future, including those you create.
To be successful in the role, you will need:
Strong writing skills, demonstrated by experience in writing content streams that advance a cause.
A demonstrated strategic communications mindset.
Demonstrated facility with content management environments (such as web editors, email systems) and an enthusiasm for learning new ones.
Demonstrated ability to create simple graphics to support web and social content.
Demonstrated ability to work in various social media platforms (knowledge about performance management, algorithms, etc. is a plus).
Proven track record of accountability, including setting clear goals and priorities, balancing multiple tasks, pivoting when necessary, and communicating timelines.
Ability to work remotely, independently, and reliably in a virtual setting.
Demonstrated experience in communications in the areas of public policy, politics and/or social impact.
A demonstrated commitment to social justice and thriving families.
Preferred but not required:
Experience working to advance the policies and systems that help young children and their families thrive
Experience working on Apple computers and in the Microsoft 365 cloud environment
At least 5 years of relevant experience
Some benefits of working at the Alliance include:
Strong remote culture—we’ve been virtual since our start in 2005—that provides flexibility, promotes connections, and prioritizes regular opportunities for in-person connection
The opportunity to work with a team of high-impact, low-ego professionals who are passionate about progress
A flexible vacation policy that includes all federal holidays, your birthday off, and a full office closure the last week of the year.
A generous health reimbursement account and retirement plan
Dependent care benefits to support child and family care needs
Fully paid group life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
Access to confidential counseling and coaching services
An annual professional development stipend
Position Type:
Full time, permanent, with 30/60/90-day check-ins to support mutual alignment and success.
Compensation:
$99,000 – $134,000 (Final salary is set according to market data and the Alliance’s established salary ranges.)
Inclusive Hiring:
The Alliance for Early Success understands organizational decision making is strongest when it is informed by a variety of life experiences. We strongly encourage members of traditionally under-represented communities to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ-identified people, gender-nonconforming people, people with disabilities, people with all types of educational pathways, veterans, and people who speak a language in addition to English.
How to Apply:
Use the form below to upload a resume and a cover letter that highlights why this role is a fit for you and what excites you about it. We’d also like you to answer a few short prompts that will help us get to know you a little better.
